ABiotic AND Biotic features of an ecosystem
The word "ecology” comes from two Greek words:
- OIKOS = household
- LOGOS = study of
The ecosystem in which we live consists of living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) parts. These parts are interdependent - ie.the living plants and animals depend on each other for energy and on the non-living environment for their homes. The plants and animals (including humans) can also change
The non-living or abiotic features of the ecosystem include:
The living or biotic features of the ecosystem include:
- sunlight
- minerals dissolved in water
- types of rocks
- water
- wind
- water quality
- landforms
- nutrients in soil
- rainfall
- heat solar radiation
- atmosphere
The living or biotic features of the ecosystem include:
- trees
- bacteria
- animals
- seaweed
- organisms living in the soil
- grasses
- fungi
- coral
- plants
- plankton
Activity 1
Download the Notebook file below and sort the features of the ecosystem according to whether they are biotic and abiotic features of the ecosystem.
| abiotic_and_biotic_factors.notebook |
Activity 2
Download the OneNote file below and fill the blanks about biotic and abiotic features of a rainforest ecosystem.
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